What is the JSAP?
The activities of the Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP) are centered on the field ofapplied physics. An important role of the Society is to act as an academic interface between
science and engineering as well as a social interconnection between academia and industry.
Also, the Society can be considered as
being a “conduit” for the transfer of fundamental concepts and ideas to industry for development and technological applications. To
fulfill this role the JSAP holds two major annual conferences and publishes scientific journals in a wide range of fields. Further, as a contribution to society in general, the JSAP actively
sponsors events, symposia, and festivals related
to science education and prepares information
related to state-of-the-art technology that isaccessible to the general public.

Academic Meetings
The JSAP holds two national conventions
annually where generally one third of the JSAP
membership participate. The spring meeting(held in the Tokyo area) usually has about 8000
participants and the autumn meeting (held inother parts of Japan, such as Kobe andSapporo) approximately 6000. The conventions
are held over a period of four days during which
about 4000 papers are presented in regularsessions and symposia.

The total membership of the JSAP was
22,887 as of March 1999 with members specializing in physics, applied physics, electronics, chemistry, communications, materials science, metallurgy, and mechanical engineering.
About two-thirds of the members are from industry and the rest from academia and government laboratories (Fig. 1).

AcademicSocieties

Students

Membership(March 1999)

Industry

22,887In the future, an English language previewof the titles of papers to be presented at theconventions will be available on the JSAP home
page. Furthermore, all the original abstracts (inJapanese) will also be uploaded after thecompletion of a convention.

International Conferences
The JSAP sponsored more 19 international
conferences in the fields of applied physics andrelated subjects in 1999. International conferences held in 1999 under the sponsorship ofor in cooperation with JSAP include a OpticalMemory, Liquid Crystals, Solar Cells, Symposium on VLSI Technology, Microprocessing andNanotechnology, and Solid State Devices andMaterials.

UniversityDivision Activities
Fig. 1.

Publications
JSAP publishes the monthly journal Oyo
Buturi, a Japanese-language membership journal containing review articles. The JSAP alsopublishes a separate English-language journal,
the Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (JJAP)
where Part 1 is published monthly and Part 2bimonthly. Part 1 is for regular papers, shortnotes and review papers and Part 2 for letters.

2• Solid State Physics and Applications• Superconductors• Thin Film and Surface Physics
Professional activity groups are also organized with JSAP support. These groups holdtopical meetings to stimulate the exchange ofknowledge and achievement in specific fields.

AwardsThe JSAP awards are given to recognize
outstanding achievements in the field of applied physics for papers published in JSAP publications: The membership journal Oyo Buturi
and the Japanese Journal of Applied Physics(JJAP). There are awards:• Award for the best original paper• Award for the most promising young scientist• Award for the best review paper

Advantages of JSAP Membership

Membership

Government
ResearchInstitutes

In 1988, 4000 copies each of part 1 and parts
2 were published and more than 800 copies
are sent to subscribers in 50 countries. Additional publications of JSAP include proceedingsof various international conferences sponsoredor cosponsored by JSAP and books in fields related to applied physics. Members receive adiscount on these publications.

JSAP International No.2 (July 2000)

JSAP has divisions covering specializedfields. Each division sponsors its own activities,
including seminars, tutorial meetings, and publication of newsletters. The divisions that currently exist are• Education in Applied Physics• Materials Science and Crystal Technology• Optics• Organic Molecular Electronics and Bioelectronics• Plasma Electronics• Radiation Science• Silicon Technology• Monthly publication Oyo Buturi free ofcharge• Discount on subscriptions to JJAP Part 1and 2• Eligibility to present papers JSAP meetings• Discount on JSAP-sponsored conferencefees• Access to online archive of backnumbers• Participate in meetings organized by societies having formal mutual agreements with
JSAP (APS, EPS. IEEE/EDS, IEEE/LEOS, IOP,KPS, OSA) at mutual membership rates.

How to join
Eligibility for Membership
An applicant for regular membershipshould be an individual who has an interest in
applied physics. An applicant for student membership should be a full-time undergraduate or
graduate student actively involved in research
related to applied physics. The admission feesare 2,000YEN for regular members and
1,000YEN for student members and the basic
annual subscription fees are 10,000YEN (plusoverseas postage) for regular members and6,000YEN (plus overseas postage) for student
members. Those who wish to subscribe to theJJAP are requested to pay 12,000YEN (plus overseas postage for surface mail) in advance in addition to the basic annual subscription fees.